36.4% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tumut Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tumut Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Tumut Surrounds than in most other areas, with only 36.4% completing Year 12. While this figure has grown since 2011, the community continues to have a much lower rate of school and university completion compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a significant gap, though the rate did rise by 5.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tumut Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.3% of residents.
12.3% ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Tumut Surrounds, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 18.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools across the area, though they are among the smallest at this level with just 248 total enrolments. The average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.13
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
248
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
41
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
917
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tumut Surrounds
11 schools — 1,662 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Talbingo Public School, Talbingo | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 5 | — |
| Batlow Technology School, Batlow | Government | Combined | 16.3 km | 103 | 904 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Batlow | Catholic | Primary | 16.4 km | 42 | 958 |
| Franklin Public School, Tumut | Government | Primary | 26.6 km | 239 | 900 |
| Tumut High School, Tumut | Government | Secondary | 27.3 km | 384 | 919 |
| Snowy Valleys School, Tumut | Government | Combined | 28.1 km | 30 | 869 |
| Tumut Public School, Tumut | Government | Primary | 28.3 km | 288 | 976 |
| McAuley Catholic College, Tumut | Catholic | Combined | 28.8 km | 473 | 1,001 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Adelong | Catholic | Primary | 34.5 km | 58 | 980 |
| Adelong Public School, Adelong | Government | Primary | 34.9 km | 24 | 929 |
| Brungle Public School, Brungle | Government | Primary | 43.6 km | 16 | 646 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tumut Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113021262/tumut-surrounds/topic/education